Easter family fun and my Estate Sale begins

 In just one week Spring has officially sprung. The cherry tree in the front yard that hubs and I planted when we moved in to this house 12 years ago is in full bloom and so beautiful!  Tulips are popping up and the trees are just beginning to leaf  out to provide privacy in our back and side yards. Last Sunday we had all the "kids" over for Easter dinner and a new tradition that we started two years ago:  The big kid Easter egg hunt!  It is a money hunt, where the...

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My dollhouse feature on The Enchanted Home and Weight loss update

Happy Friday everyone! I am thrilled to be featured on a new series, The Style File,  at my friend Tina's incredible blog The Enchanted Home!  She asks me some interesting questions about this dollhouse hobby that I have been working on and you might be surprised to read what celebrity inspired me to begin working in miniatures.  Lots of dollhouse pics that I have not posted on my blog here, so  make sure you run over and check it out! Also a quick update on my low...

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My Country Home Magazine Feature

 Country Home magazine's April to July 2019 issue is featuring so many great  country homes, and it is a big thrill to have mine included!   The story is called "Aged to Perfection" and that is because my country house is not an old country house, but a prefab that I "aged" with vintage decor accents.  The photography was done by Duanne Simon, who shot all the homes in Nora Murphy's best seller, Nora Murphy's Country House Style.  The story in Country Home...

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Grand Easter Basket Centerpiece

My fancy Easter Basket! Set inside a silver pedestal punch bowl I bought last year at Brimfield, I added various spring faux flowers, shredded easter grass and painted eggs. I have had this twig style basket for several years now.   I set it inside the punchbowl and then stuffed shredded paper easter grass around the gap between the basket and the punchbowl. They make this paper Easter grass in all kinds of colors so you can  coordinate it with your home color...

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